| 单词 | sire |
| 释义 | sire (once / 392 pages) nv A sire is an animal's father. A newborn foal might look very much like his sire, with a white stripe on his brown face. Every once in a while, the word sire is used for a human — your dad is your sire — but it's much more common to find this word describing an animal's male parent. It's also a verb, meaning "to father," as in "My prize pig sires the cutest piglets." In the old days, you'd also use sire to directly address a nobleman or a king. It comes from the Latin word senior, "elder." WORD FAMILYsire: sired, sires, siring USAGE EXAMPLESPolice are now at the sire of the emergency, which can only be reached overland because of poor visibility. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) Castro bore little of that attachment to his own family, despite siring nine children. Time(Nov 26, 2016) Survivors include the thousands of children he sired, all male, each by a different woman. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) 1n male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse Hyper male an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) 2n the founder of a family Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper father, forefather Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Benjamin(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Isaac(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Methuselah(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Noahthe Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Reuben(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel patriarch any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race antediluvian, antediluvian patriarchany of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge Jacob(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') Simeon(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 3n a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority Hyper Lord, noble, nobleman a titled peer of the realm 4v make children Syn|Hyper beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother create, make make or cause to be or to become |
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